The tournament clock shows 80 players remaining as the next 15-minute has been reached.

Ashley Ryan had 6,000 sitting in front of her before Stephen Thorn three-bet to 45,000 in middle position. Anthony Garilli made the call in the big blind, and Ryan replied by moving all in for 67,500.

After taking some time, Thorn and Garilli both made the call. The flop saw Garilli and Thorn check, with Garilli checking once more on the turn.

Thorn announced all in for 74,000, and Garilli stuck in the call before the hands were turned up.

Ashley Ryan:
Stephen Thorn:
Anthony Garilli:

Garilli turned over the best hand with his pair of tens, but the river gave Thorn a straight to stay alive. Ryan's river pair was no good, as she hit the rail on the last hand before break.

Stephen Thorn	340,000	340,000
Anthony Garilli	168,000	-67,000
Ashley Ryan	0	-74,000

Ashley Ryan had 6,000 sitting in front of her before Steven Thorne three-bet to 45,000 in middle position. Anthony Garilli made the call in the big blind, and Ryan replied by moving all in for 67,500.

After taking some time, Thorne and Garilli both made the call. The flop saw Garilli and Thorne check, with Garilli checking once more on the turn.

Thorne announced all in for 74,000, and Garilli stuck in the call before the hands were turned up.

Ashley Ryan:
Steven Thorne:
Anthony Garilli:

Garilli turned over the best hand with his pair of tens, but the river gave Thorne a straight to stay alive. Ryan's river pair was no good, as she hit the rail on the last hand before break.

Steven Thorne	340,000	340,000
Anthony Garilli	168,000	-67,000
Ashley Ryan	0	-74,000

Paul Russo raised on the button, and Jamie Naftzinger called off his last 5,500 chips in the big blind. Naftzinger had recently suffered a series of doubling up his opponents, falling from a top stack to just a few big blinds before being at risk.

Jamie Naftzinger:
Paul Russo:

Naftzinger was unable to find help on the runout, hitting the rail while Russo raked in the pot.

Paul Russo	172,000	-298,000
Jamie Naftzinger	0	-234,000

John Wolfson called off an all-in at table 35, and the cards were turned up.

Opponent:
John Wolfson:

Wolfson was flipping, and held through the runout to earn the elimination.

At a nearby table, Kevin Specter called a preflop raise and moved all in to take down a nice pot, showing as he collected the chips.

Kevin Specter	124,000	52,500
John Wolfson	83,000	83,000

Day 1b attracted 373 entries, bringing the overall total for tournament to 1,031 for a prize pool of $345,385.

The top 37 players will earn at least $600 tonight, while the last 19 will earn a spot in tomorrow's Day 2.

Jamie Naftzinger called off a pair of shoves at table 39, one from short stack Rafael Jimenez and another from Marshall Stevens for 71,000.

Rafael Jimenez:
Marshall Stevens:
Jamie Naftzinger:

Jimenez and Naftzinger both whiffed on the board, as Stevens improved to a wheel. Stevens raked in the main and side pots, while sending Jimenez to the rail.

Jamie Naftzinger	234,000	104,000
Marshall Stevens	148,000
Rafael Jimenez	0	-45,800

Janice Scotto was all in and at risk on the flop, sending her stack of 29,500 into the middle.

Scotto tabled for a straight, while her opponent showed for top pair and a better straight draw. The turn brought her opponent additional outs, but the river was safe to secure the double-up.

At a nearby table, Anthony Garilli found value on the river when his set of fours was called down by two pair.

Anthony Garilli	235,000	235,000
Janice Scotto	92,000	92,000

Vincent Loria was under the gun at table 32, and moved all in for around 52,000.

Loria then watched as action folded all the way around, facing no resistance while picking up an orbit ahead of his big blind.

Vincent Loria

58,000

58,000

Action had concluded at table 33, where Kourtney Sims relayed details of her recent double-up through Glenda Ricci on her right.

Todd Moyes committed 15,000 in the pot before getting out of the way, as Ricci four-bet to 30,000 and Sims was all in for 6,000 more.

Kourtney Sims:
Glenda Ricci:

Both players caught a piece of the flop, as Ricci hit a pair while Sims remained ahead. Ricci then hit the turn to take the lead, only to see Sims connect with the river to make a flush and survive.

Moyes informed his opponents that he folded pocket jacks, as Ricci saw half of her stack disappear.

Kourtney Sims	74,000	74,000
Glenda Ricci	43,000	-45,000
Todd Moyes	38,000	38,000